Mid-Atlantic
Brickman, DivcoWest Acquire Three Manhattan Office Buildings
San Francisco-based real estate firm DivcoWest has partnered with a private equity firm headed by New York real-estate investor Bruce Brickman to acquire three office buildings in Midtown South from Einstein College at Yeshiva University.
JLL Tapped to Market 143-Branch SunTrust Net Lease Portfolio
Inland American REIT wants to sell its 143-branch SunTrust Net Lease Portfolio, and the real estate company has selected Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets Group to find a buyer for the group of assets, which is valued at more than $275 million.
Special Report: IPD Investment Forum: Managing Risk After the Credit Crisis
Today more than ever, real estate investment is all about interpretation of risk.
Suffolk Develops $400M BioMed Research Facility at UMass
The Albert Sherman Center, a 512,000-square-foot biomedical research and education facility, has opened at the UMass Medical School campus in Worcester, doubling the school’s research capacity.
SL Green Closes $900M Refinancing of Manhattan’s 1515 Broadway
SL Green Realty Corp. has done it again. New York City’s largest office landlord has refinanced its 1.8 million-square-foot office building at 1515 Broadway once again– to the tune of $900 million.
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Urged to Sell its Hotel Portfolio
Orange Capital, a New York-based investment firm, has urged Strategic Hotels & Resorts to sell its entire portfolio of high-end hotels and return the proceeds to shareholders.
Looking to Downsize, National Trust to Sell DC HQ to AEI
The American Enterprise Institute and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have completed a purchase and sale agreement for the latter’s long-time headquarters building at 1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW., in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood.
Rubenstein Acquires 500 KSF Boston-Metro Office Portfolio
Rubenstein Partners purchased CenterPoint, a 500,000-square-foot office park in Waltham, Mass., for $68 million in a JV partnership with Saracen Properties.
Loews Buys Boston’s 225-Room Back Bay Hotel for $84M
Continuing its mission to expand its presence in gateway cities and leading resort markets over the next five years, Loews Hotels & Resorts has acquired The Back Bay Hotel, an iconic 225-room lodging property in Boston.
CenterPoint Properties Buys 1 MSF B&N Distribution Center in NJ
CenterPoint Properties has purchased Barnes & Noble’s 1.15 million-square-foot primary distribution facility located in Monroe Twp., N.J., for $83 million from a pension fund advisory firm.